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Access to Justice and Lessons Learned During a Pandemic

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Mediation can play an important role in improving access to justice during the pandemic and after. As a JAMS mediator and former federal judge for over two decades, I am mindful of the command of Rule 1 of the Federal Rules...more

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Can’t Wait for Your Court Date? Why Not Mediate?

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COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on our citizens and our institutions. Our courts have been shut down and are only slowly coming back online. As we are seeing on our college campuses and at other institutions, decision makers are...more

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Litigating in a Pandemic: Tips on Dealing with the New Abnormal

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In a time of social isolation can litigation still be used to bring parties together to resolve problems? Are there advantages to the technology being relied upon by the courts and mediators and are clients and litigators...more

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Law.com Webinar: Our New Reality – Virtual ADR Is Here and Ready to Assist Attorneys in Resolving Disputes

Join NAM neutral, Hon. Larry S. Schachner, J.S.C. (Ret.), in a pre-recorded Law.com webcast, "Our New Reality – Virtual ADR Is Here and Ready to Assist Attorneys in Resolving Disputes." Now that we are all faced with the...more

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Why Now Is a Good Time to Engage in Mediation or Other Streamlined Dispute Resolution

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As a recently retired federal judge who served for more than two decades on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, I know firsthand how daunting managing a caseload can be even in normal times. Now,...more

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Mediation In The Current World Of Covid-19

It goes without saying that all aspects of our lives are affected by the dangers and restrictions imposed by the current COVID-19 pandemic. On the professional side, for those who practice civil and commercial litigation,...more

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Can You Have a Virtual Mediation? The Answer Is Most Definitely Yes!

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Let’s say you have just received an invitation to a virtual mediation. You really want to settle your case, but you have no experience with virtual mediations. You have so many questions: Will I understand how to use the...more

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Video Mediations: The Future Of Alternative Dispute Resolution

Lately, I am reminded of the John Lennon song, “Nobody Told Me There'd Be Days Like These.”  Courts are essentially closed.  Settlement conferences and trials are suspended for the foreseeable future.  Without cases going...more

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How Alternative Dispute Resolution and Technology Can Keep Your Cases Moving in the Face of Court Closures

Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks’s administrative order in combination with Governor Cuomo’s PAUSE (Policies Assure Uniform Safety For Everyone) executive order eliminate all but emergency in-person legal proceedings...more

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